Spanx founder Sara Blakely sells majority stake in company to Blackstone, intuition, Controlling interest
A self-made billionaire, Sara Blakely founded Spanx 21 years ago — and now, she’s selling a majority stake of her company to Blackstone, raising its
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Spanx's Sara Blakely marks Blackstone deal by giving staff $10K, 1st class flights
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Spanx founder rewards employees with first-class plane tickets and $10,000 as gratitude - Scoop Upworthy
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Spanx Founder Sara Blakely Just Identified the No. 1 Reason People Don't Succeed (and It's Quite Brilliant)
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Blackstone Buys Majority Stake in SPANX, Inc.
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Spanx founder Sara Blakely sells majority stake in company to Blackstone - CBS News
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Spanx, the shapewear brand, valued at $1.2 billion in Blackstone deal
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Sara Blakely Sells Majority Of Spanx To Blackstone At $1.2 Billion Valuation
How Spanx Billionaire Sara Blakely Makes and Spends Her Fortune
Blackstone Buying Majority Stake in Spanx - WSJ
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Female founders are crashing the billionaire club: Sara Blakely, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Anne Wojcicki
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Spanx founder Sara Blakely's advice for female entrepreneurs
Spanx founder Sara Blakely sells majority stake in company to Blackstone